SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 28, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
INERGY, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| (a) Delaware | 001-34664 | 43-1918951 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Two Brush Creek Boulevard, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64112
(Address of principal executive offices)
(816) 842-8181
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 28, 2011, Inergy, L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto, which amends the Partnership’s existing amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of February 2, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment, among other things, increases the Aggregate Revolving Commitment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from $525 million to $700 million, and extends the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from November 22, 2013 to July 28, 2016.
Additionally, the Amendment reduces the interest rate on revolving credit borrowings. Thus, all borrowings under the revolving credit facility will now bear interest, at the Partnership’s option, subject to certain limitations, at a rate equal to the following:
| • | the alternate base rate, which is defined as the higher of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%; (ii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s prime rate; or (iii) the adjusted LIBOR plus 1%; plus a margin varying from .75% to 2.00%; or |
| • | the adjusted LIBOR, plus a margin varying from 1.75% to 3.00%. |
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Inergy, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. | |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INERGY, L.P. | ||||||
| By: | INERGY GP, LLC, Its General Partner | |||||
| Date: August 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ R. Brooks Sherman, Jr. | ||||
| R. Brooks Sherman, Jr. Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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